SU 'Hoops: One Recruit To Rule Them All
by Nick Toney on Apr 6, 2011 10:30 AM EDT
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With all this "UConn vindicating the Big East" talk aside, I still can't stomach a third title for Old Man Calhoun...and it's been more than a day now. For all of his wins, Boeheim should out-rank that guy by a least a National Championship or two.
There's an easy way that can happen. And God/Buddha/Chuck Norris be praised! The missing piece is in our own backyard.
You know I'm talking about Jamesville-DeWitt's DaJuan Coleman. Let me get this out of the way: he's not the son of SU-great Derrick Coleman. But he might as well be, says this scouting report (courtesy of Scout.com):
"A true low post prospect, Coleman, at 6-foot-8, 280-pounds, is one of the strongest players in all of high school basketball. He finishes well in the paint and doesn't mind a little contact along the way. He locks up his area rebounding wise and isn't afraid to go outside of it to reel in boards. Coleman has a great set of hands, soft touch around the basket and can get a bucket if he gets it on the block."
He's an automatic double-double everytime he takes the court, so if this Coleman isn't the other Coleman, he's a rich man's Rick Jackson. But don't take my word for it, he'll tell you what he does best himself in an interview with Adidas:
Dajuan Coleman: Adidas Nations 2010 (via adidasnations)
Want more? Of course you do.
Class of 2012 #3 Overall Dajuan Coleman (Jamesville-Dewitt, NY) Highlights (via KDot2010)
Now the tricky part: Is he rated so high (He's the #8 overall player, according to Rivals.com) that Boeheim can't land him? On March 20th, Coleman went for 22 and 16 as J-D won it's fourth straight Class A Championship, so he's no secret to any coach who recruits New York (and good luck finding the coach that doesn't).
Like John Calipari, who took some time off before the Wildcats beat Ohio State in this year's Sweet 16 to watch Coleman in Glens Falls, NY, home of the NY State High School Championships (courtesy of Syracuse.com):
"When Jamesville-DeWitt junior center DaJuan Coleman scored 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help lead the Red Rams to another state title on Sunday, Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari was in attendance. The day after his Wildcats beat West Virginia to advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament, Calipari broke away to watch Coleman, one of his top recruiting targets in the class of 2012. 'Kentucky and Syracuse are showing him the most love of late,' Coleman's AAU coach Jim Hart told basketball writer Adam Zagoria."
A riddle? How many NCAA violations will Kentucky incur to pry DaJuan Coleman out of Central New York?
The answer: None. They shouldn't get the chance to.
The kid goes to 6 or 7 SU games a year. He goes to school 15 minutes away. Mind you, it's the same high school Brandon Triche and Andy Rautins both went to. He knows the Orange coaches and players.
This should be a slam dunk for Boeheim. The fact that the kid is so damn talented is a perk, and we can all praise God/Buddha/Chuck Norris that more likely than not, he'll be wearing Orange after high school.
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And a Triche
He’d be a senior when Coleman is a frosh
Get him
Not only should SU land this kid, but they should slap a #44 on his back the first day of practice!
by JRyan44 on Apr 6, 2011 10:40 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
THIS
Oh boy……what a monster this guy is.
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by StealthTurkey on Apr 6, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Why? He's been wearing #15 this season.
Since he really doesn’t want to be compared to the “other” DC, forcing him to wear #44 will only backfire.
by DanteAmore on Apr 6, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good luck wearing #15 this year
Since that was Carmelo’s #.
"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998
That is true
Is that also true for football?
"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998
Two seasons ago he wore #32 at JD.
Too bad that was retired for JB Reafsnyder. ;)
He won’t wear #44.
Agreed
Our frontcourt would be LLLLOOOOAAADDDDEEEEDDD…Christmas, Coleman, Melo, Fair…straight up NASTY
by Mike Will is DoubleDown on Apr 6, 2011 11:39 AM EDT reply actions
I disagree
but hope i’m wrong
by Mike Will is DoubleDown on Apr 6, 2011 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
All 3 of the guys who have gone out with injuries recently have come back 10x better
AO, Rautins, Scoop.. all sat out a year. All came back and became the main focus for the team. When before the injury i thought they were terrible.
Please don't tell me you're saying Riley is going to come back as one of our best players....
simply because others have been injured and come back as good players. Those 3 were all much better players before their injuries than Riley was.
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
you think thats tough?
you should see where he has his OTHER tattoo
by Orange Drink on Apr 6, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Just laughed in the middle of my class
Thanks
I should know better by now though.
my only concerns are
maybe he wants to “go away” to college.. that and john calipari will pay top dollar for him.
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That is the question.
“getting out of Cuse for a bit” is always hard to put a finger on. For some kids, its a necessity. If youve lived here your whole life, I cant honestly blame you for wanting to go somewhere else for college. I sure did for undergrad (even if I came back for grad)
Take a few years away, and experience half your salary going to a tiny roach infested apartment in giant city X along with the cost of living being through the roof, now all of a sudden you realize the price of being cool and hip, and Cuse doesn’t look so bad. Not that DuJaun would have these problems, more of a general population issue.
Too Soon?
Is it too soon to add “DaJuan Coleman is not related to Derrick Coleman” to the announcer bingo cards?
yes, too early
If he verbals to SU, then he should be immediately added.
I just wanna tell you both good luck, and we're all counting on you.
You'd be suprised
how many people automatically assume, even here in Cuse, that he is related to Derrick Coleman. I’ve gotten into arguments with people. “No way, they reported he was” or “They said it on the news” I always politely ask them to find me any article online that states as fact he is Derrick Coleman’s son. That usually ends the argument. The physical similarities are pretty astounding with his size and ability though, so I can understand why the human mind just WANTS to draw that parallel.
I mean,
perhaps Derrick Coleman doesn’t even know that DJ is his son…if you know what I’m saying.
by voteprime on Apr 6, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I do the same thing when people say Andy Rautins is Leo Rautins son
by actioncuse on Apr 6, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I meant that it's too early for lazy announcer bingo cards
simply because I don’t think announcers are going to talk about him much before he verbals somewhere.
I just wanna tell you both good luck, and we're all counting on you.
My God
That’s going to recalibrate everything we’ve ever known about Lazy Announcer Bingo.
Especially if we have a team with a Coleman and a Melo on it.
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by TheRenegadePumpkin on Apr 6, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We can only hope
we don’t have to go through anything that can top that. Not sure my brain can handle anything of that magnitude.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Apr 6, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I hear the youngest Rautins
(he’s what, like 12 now?) can play some ball. Lord help us in lazy announcer bingo if something like that ever comes to fruition.
Other people look, Andy Rautins can SEE.
by FatK44 on Apr 6, 2011 7:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I have a bad feeling
That hes going to end up at Kentucky. Coach Cal was at his game a few weeks ago.
My honest two cents
is that he doesnt come to SU. I think he wants out of the area.
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That's my thinking
I mean…I love Syracuse…but come on. When you grow up in central NY and pretty much every major program wants you? Can’t blame him if he wants to go to school out of the area. But he would look damn good in orange! Hopefully his momma wants him close to home.
I think how this team plays
going forward will play a lot into the decision. To often the expectations are great and they don’t live up, he will want to be part of a great (not good) team. PS, plenty of time to travel when with the NBA!!!
by PickleTJohnstone on Apr 7, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Thing is ...
when will he get to play? Kids his size and with his ability have a legit shot at being one and done. Granted there is uncertainty regarding the looming NBA lockout. But his freshmen year would be juniors Fab Melo, Baye Keita, and Dashonte Riley at center, soph Rakeem Christmas at PF, and junior CJ Fair at SF (plus maybe a senior James Southerland at SF).
Maybe Christmas is ridiculously good and he jumps after one year (or maybe he just thinks he as good as he’s going to get being stifled by college ball and jumps anyway a la Donte Greene). Maybe Fab has an awakening and is suddenly a wrecking machine. Point is, there will always be a roster spot at Kentucky for incredibly talented freshmen to start.
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I think there is always enough playing time to go around
For what some people consider the number 2 recruit in the country. No matter how many people there are ahead of him. But yeah i do think he ends up at Kentucky. I hope not though
If Coleman is as good as expected
Riley and Keita won’t be standing in his way, and Melo probably won’t be either.
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
I thought Coleman was a forward
Those 3 guys are centers. So by the time that Coleman gets here the only guy that would be in his way is Christmas. But there would be nothing wrong with having a Coleman Christmas rotaion. With the other 3 guys rotating at center.
I assume him and Christmas would play C
like Rick Jackson did for us at times. From the highlights of Coleman, I just find it hard to envision him playing a ton of wing in the zone. I’m sure he’ll improve his quickness by the time he gets to college though, so who knows.
I’d imagine JB would want those two on the court as much as possible, assuming both have better offensive games than the 3 centers. A lot will depend on how Melo develops, because I just don’t see Keita or Riley getting consistent big minutes over their careers unless they develop an offensive game.
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
SU Showing Plenty of Love
SU isnt slacking in the recruiting dept…. Several times a season, there are SU coaches in the stands watching Coleman play – including Boeheim and Hopkins, and Boeheim is often at JD freshman games watching little Jimmy play.
I wouldnt count SU out just yet….
AND – Colemans girlfriend goes to OCC – so I dont know how much she would factor into a decision.
ahhh
Inside information. If he actually has a commited GF then the idea of hooking up with a shit ton of Kentucky whores may not actually appeal to him. Since we all know that that is one of their main recruiting pitches
I'll bet that doesn't appeal to his girlfriend either!
"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998
To keep him out of UK
we just have to do what VT did to us with Vick…. “Now you dont want to go to UK and be the next DeMarcus Cousins do you? Look how well that went over for him.”
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